Summer break teacher friends! Time to enjoy some books! One of my favorite sources for audiobooks is Libro.fm As an educator, I signed up for the their Educator ALCs libro.fm/alc-program. Every month they have dozens of free audiobooks for download.

HB27 - Adds 1/2 credit of personal financial literacy as part of their 3 soc. studies graduation requirements for students entering HS 26-27 & later. My former teaching home started this elective before I retired. This is a practical requirement that benefits all students. 🩵

See this Instagram post by gerry brooks instagram.com/reel/DLQqcIrRO… Gerry Brooks is spot on arguing why news articles ranking schools based on test scores are a faulty means of judging school quality.

Time to plan your local school board appearance. SB 11 mandates that boards vote whether to add a prayer & religious readings period to the school day. Let your board know that this is not the job of our public schools & vote NO. capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/bi…

June reading wrap-up from ⁦The StoryGraph⁩. Reading challenges are on track for the year!

July Book Review Part 1 booksteachingandmore.com/july-book-revi… Discover Randy Ribay’s Everything We Never Had, a powerful YA novel exploring four generations of Filipino American men and their immigration experiences.

Check out Tad Stoermer's video! #TikTok tiktok.com/t/ZTHbQWgeAbYT… Stoermer breaks down the reality not the mythology of our founding.

Get a free audiobook from Libro.fm before Aug. 4 using this link: libro.fm/redeem/7JKES1V… See the link for my blog in the linktr.ee in my profile for more Libro.fm deals for July.

Check out my review of The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin. July Reviews Part 2 - Historical Fiction booksteachingandmore.com/july-reviews-p… Hanover Square Press

TXLege passed SB 10, 11 & 12 — pushing religion into classrooms, banning DEI, and targeting LGBTQ+ students, despite strong opposition. Read my latest blog post at booksteachingandmore.com/the-terrible-t… #TXLege #SeparationOfChurchAndState #PublicEd

July Reading Wrap-up from The StoryGraph

My latest book review: All Better Now by Neal Shusterman. A pandemic novel asks: if a virus made humanity happy and free of greed, would the world be better—or lose what makes us human? Ages 12+. booksteachingandmore.com/august-review-…

August reading stats…

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One month left to register to vote in Texas! It's crucial to elect leaders who support investing in the 5.5 million public school students who are the future of Texas. Learn four steps to model civic engagement, including checking your voter registration here:

Voter registration for Nov. 4 election ends Mon., Oct. 6. Find the ballot measures & info at Ballotpedia & Texas Sec. of State. Constitutional elections have had registered voter turnout of less than 15% since 2017. READ, THINK, VOTE!